Supplementary Information Calibration and validation of APSIM–Maize, DSSAT CERES–Maize and AquaCrop models for Ethiopian tropical environments Hirut Getachew Feleke, MJ Savage and Kindie Tesfaye South African Journal of Plant and Soil 2021, 38(1): 36–51. https://doi.org/10.1080/02571862.2020.1837271 Table S1: Main soil properties for the study areas used in model calibration and simulation Site Depth (m) Silt % Clay % BD (kg m -3 ) DUL (m 3 m -3 ) LL (m 3 m -3 ) Saturation soil water content (m 3 m -3 ) pH Ambo 0.0-0.13 12.00 22.70 1360 0.189 0.092 0.449 6.20 0.13-0.45 12.00 26.70 1330 0.148 0.077 0.467 6.50 0.45-0.78 6.00 30.70 1370 0.163 0.084 0.457 6.80 0.78-1.10 8.00 32.70 1480 0.177 0.088 0.418 6.80 1.10-1.53 8.00 20.70 1560 0.157 0.085 0.39 7.10 1.53-1.87 6.00 28.70 1590 0.155 0.109 0.379 7.20 Bako 0.0-0.15 24.40 40.90 1130 0.371 0.244 0.446 5.60 0.15-0.30 23.40 43.50 1160 0.385 0.259 0.445 5.70 0.30-0.60 22.30 45.80 1210 0.399 0.272 0.463 5.90 0.60-1.00 21.60 45.90 1270 0.399 0.273 0.462 6.00 1.00-2.00 21.30 44.40 1320 0.389 0.264 0.455 6.20 Melkassa 0.0-0.15 45.20 20.10 1190 0.343 0.094 0.393 7.30 0.15-0.30 47.10 19.40 1230 0.337 0.188 0.387 7.50 0.30-0.60 49.30 19.20 1240 0.348 0.162 0.398 7.60 0.60-1.00 51.30 18.30 1250 0.352 0.186 0.401 7.80 1.00-2.00 51.10 18.50 1240 0.378 0.209 0.428 7.90 BD refers to soil bulk density (kg m -3 ), drained upper limit (DUL) (m 3 m -3 ), lower limit (LL) (m 3 m -3 ), saturation soil water content (m 3 m -3 ) and pH (1:5 water) 1